Ghana Gold Offtake Deal: Ghana will buy 30% of large-scale miners’ gold output from July 1 to boost foreign currency reserves and local refining. DRC Conflict-Minerals Crackdown: The US sanctioned a Rwanda-based gold refinery and linked firms and people over alleged smuggling of DRC minerals to fund M23 rebels, escalating pressure on the regional supply chain. Nifty Restart Leadership: Cyprium Metals appointed CTO Christofer Catania to support the phased restart of Western Australia’s Nifty Copper Complex, moving from refurbishment toward commissioning and operational readiness. Los Filos Land Access: Equinox Gold secured 20-year land access agreements with all three communities around Mexico’s Los Filos mine, clearing the way for heap-leach restart work and studies for expansion. US Army Critical Minerals Processing: REalloys and Ioneer received conditional awards for long-term land leases at a Utah depot to build domestic heavy rare earth and boron-related processing capacity. Project Moves to Production: Bunker Hill Mining says its new 1,800 t/d Idaho processing facility is on track to deliver its first concentrate batch by month-end. Corporate/Legal Pressure: Nyrstar disclosed shareholders filed for interim measures in Antwerp amid forgery and accounts allegations, while Fortescue faces a sexual harassment class action and renewed scrutiny of mine-site culture. Exploration Progress: Lightning Minerals completed 492 soil samples at Queensland’s Mount Turner to refine drilling targets ahead of mid-July phase-two work; Krakatoa started 2026 surface diamond drilling at Georgia’s Zopkhito antimony-gold project toward a maiden JORC resource. Infrastructure for Value-Add: Morocco converted ONHYM into a joint-stock company to support major strategic energy projects, including the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline.